Unknown cold-tolerant Clostridium spp.: Characteristics and potential to cause meat spoilage

2022 ◽  
Vol 102 ◽  
pp. 103916
Author(s):  
Samart Dorn-In ◽  
Sirkka Mang ◽  
Karin Schwaiger
Keyword(s):  
Meat Spoilage ◽  
Cold Tolerant ◽  
Clostridium Spp

Potential for Use of Bacteriocin-Producing Lactic Acid Bacteria in the Preservation of Meats

1996 ◽  
Vol 59 (13) ◽  
pp. 64-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
LYNN M. McMULLEN ◽  
MICHAEL E. STILES
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Lactic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Foodborne Pathogens ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Processed Meats ◽  
Gram Positive Bacteria ◽  
Meat Spoilage ◽  
Cold Tolerant ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Selection Of

ABSTRACT Bacterial spoilage and safety are major concerns in the marketing of raw and processed meats. When meat is packaged under modified atmosphere with elevated levels of carbon dioxide (including vacuum packaging), the prevailing microflora of meat is changed from aerobic, putrefactive bacteria to lactic acid bacteria. Some “new generation” convenience foods rely almost entirely on refrigeration for assurance of safety against growth of pathogenic bacteria. With the emergence of cold-tolerant foodborne pathogens it is desirable to increase the “hurdles” to pathogen growth. Lactic acid bacteria preserve meats by competitive exclusion of other microorganisms but they also produce inhibitory substances, including lactic and acetic acids and bacteriocins. Bacteriocins are naturally produced peptides that are antagonistic to other closely related bacteria. Although bacteriocins are expected to have a narrow range of antibacterial activity, nisin is a bacteriocin that is active against a relatively broad spectrum of gram-positive bacteria, including inhibition of the outgrowth of Clostridium botulinum spores. Nisin is not effective in meat systems; as a result, research on the lactic acid bacteria of meat is focused on the selection of lactic acid bacteria that do not cause meat spoilage and that enhance product safety.

Use of cold tolerant eucalyptus species as a partial replacement for southern mixed hardwoods

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 29-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
PETER W. HART ◽  
DALE E. NUTTER
Keyword(s):  
Potential Method ◽  
The United States ◽  
Partial Replacement ◽  
Growth Time ◽  
Eucalyptus Species ◽  
Cold Tolerant ◽  
Hardwood Pulp ◽  
Time Required ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Operational Data

During the last several years, the increasing cost and decreasing availability of mixed southern hardwoods have resulted in financial and production difficulties for southern U.S. mills that use a significant percentage of hardwood kraft pulp. Traditionally, in the United States, hardwoods are not plantation grown because of the growth time required to produce a quality tree suitable for pulping. One potential method of mitigating the cost and supply issues associated with the use of native hardwoods is to grow eucalyptus in plantations for the sole purpose of producing hardwood pulp. However, most of the eucalyptus species used in pulping elsewhere in the world are not capable of surviving in the southern U.S. climate. This study examines the potential of seven different cold-tolerant eucalyptus species to be used as replacements for, or supplements to, mixed southern hardwoods. The laboratory pulping and bleaching aspects of these seven species are discussed, along with pertinent mill operational data. Selected mill trial data also are reviewed.

Bestandsprobleme mit möglicher Beteiligung von Clostridium botulinum in bayerischen Milchkuhbetrieben

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (04) ◽  
pp. 213-220
Author(s):  
Martina Ramona Bechter ◽  
Siegfried Moder ◽  
Moritz Metzner ◽  
Rolf Mansfeld ◽  
Carola Sauter-Louis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clostridium Botulinum ◽  
Chronisch Kranke ◽  
Clostridium Spp

Zusammenfassung Ziel: Erhebung der Wahrnehmung bayerischer Rinderpraktiker bezüglich „Clostridiosen“ in Milchkuhbeständen. Material und Methoden: In einer zweiteiligen telefonischen Fragebogenstudie wurde konkret nach 12 Bestandsproblemen gefragt, wobei fünf als Haupt- und sieben als Nebenkriterien zur Inklusion in den zweiten, speziellen Teil der Studie definiert wurden. Hauptsächlich ging es um Erkrankungen, die in Verdacht stehen, in Zusammenhang mit chronischen Clostri-dium-botulinum-Infektionen aufzutreten. Zur Befragung im speziellen Teil wurde pro Praxis der Betrieb mit Erfüllung der meisten Hauptkriterien ausgewählt. Ergebnisse: Im allgemeinen Teil der Befragung gaben 38 (37 %) der 104 teilnehmenden Tierärzte an, keine dem zuvor beschriebenen Krankheitsbild zuzuordnenden Problembetriebe zu betreuen. Als Problembetriebe wurden 532 (5 %) der insgesamt 10187 betreuten Betriebe eingestuft. Von den 104 Teilnehmern erklärten 53, Betriebe mit Hauptkriterien-Bestandsproblemen zu betreuen. Für die ausgewählten 53 Betriebe ergaben sich als häufigste genannte Hauptkriterien (Mehrfachnennungen möglich) vermehrt festliegende Kühe (73 %), vermehrt chronisch kranke Tiere (66 %) und hohe Abgangsraten (66 %). Unter den Nebenkriterien dominierten Lahmheiten und Ataxien (70 %), Euterprobleme (69 %) sowie Stoffwechselprobleme (68 %). Die Haltungsbedingungen der Milchkühe beurteilten die Tierärzte in 49 % der 53 Bestände als „mäßig“ und „schlecht“. Die Fütterung schätzten 91 % der Teilnehmer als „eher gut“, „gut“ und „sehr gut“ ein. Die in 11 Betrieben eingeleiteten Untersuchungen auf Clostridium spp. ergaben in sieben Betrieben positive Resultate . Schlussfolgerung: Tierärzte in Bayern sind häufig mit diversen tiergesundheitlichen Problemen in rinderhaltenden Betrieben konfrontiert. Dennoch steht selbst in Betrieben mit Symptomen des in der Literatur beschriebenen Krankheitsbildes des „chronischen Botulismus“ selten der Verdacht auf eine Beteiligung von C. botulinum im Vordergrund, sondern vielmehr Haltungsprobleme.

Registration of ILC 8262, a Cold‐Tolerant Germplasm Line of Chickpea

Crop Science ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 508-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. B. Singh ◽  
R. S. Malhotra ◽  
M. C. Saxena
Keyword(s):  
Germplasm Line ◽  
Cold Tolerant

scholarly journals Clostridia in Insect Processed Animal Proteins—Is an Epidemiological Problem Possible?

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 270
Author(s):  
Tomasz Grenda ◽  
Krzysztof Kwiatek ◽  
Magdalena Goldsztejn ◽  
Magdalena Sapała ◽  
Nina Kozieł ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
16S Rdna ◽  
Animal Feed ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Contamination Level ◽  
Type D ◽  
Botulinum Type ◽  
Livestock Animal ◽  
Contamination Levels ◽  
Rdna Analysis ◽  
Clostridium Spp

The aim of this study was the evaluation of the insect processed animal protein (IPAP) contamination level by Clostridium spp. Particularly, we screened for the occurrence of pathogenic species of Clostridia. The samples of IPAP were derived from yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) and black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) available in the Polish market. The IPAPs were added to experimental feeds for poultry. The differences between the contamination levels of the control (without the addition of IPAP) and experimental (with the addition of IPAP) groups were monitored. The samples were also examined by culture and PCR-based methods to detect 16S rDNA and genes determining botulinum toxin (BoNT) production. Statistical significance was noticed among the feed with the IPAP addition, as well as an increase of contamination by Clostridium spp. In one sample of IPAP, the occurrence of ntnh and bont/D genes determining the production of BoNT/D was noticed. However, a positive result was noticed only at the step of the liquid culture; the Clostridium botulinum type D strain was not isolated. Phenotypically, and according to the 16S rDNA analysis, genetically similar strains to C. botulinum species were isolated. Considering the microbiological safety of IPAP and expanding possibility of its use in livestock animal feed, it seems to be reasonable to provide complex risk assessment on the potential transfer of Clostridia into feed compounds, to assure the safety and sustainable development of insect PAP industry.

scholarly journals MaMAPK3-MaICE1-MaPOD P7 pathway, a positive regulator of cold tolerance in banana

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Gao ◽  
Tongxin Dou ◽  
Weidi He ◽  
Ou Sheng ◽  
Fangcheng Bi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transgenic Plants ◽  
Cold Tolerance ◽  
Molecular Breeding ◽  
Cold Resistance ◽  
Oxidoreductase Activity ◽  
Tropical Fruit ◽  
Over Expression ◽  
Cavendish Banana ◽  
Cold Tolerant ◽  
Necrotic Symptoms

Abstract Background Banana is a tropical fruit with a high economic impact worldwide. Cold stress greatly affects the development and production of banana. Results In the present study, we investigated the functions of MaMAPK3 and MaICE1 involved in cold tolerance of banana. The effect of RNAi of MaMAPK3 on Dajiao (Musa spp. ‘Dajiao’; ABB Group) cold tolerance was evaluated. The leaves of the MaMAPK3 RNAi transgenic plants showed wilting and severe necrotic symptoms, while the wide-type (WT) plants remained normal after cold exposure. RNAi of MaMAPK3 significantly changed the expressions of the cold-responsive genes, and the oxidoreductase activity was significantly changed in WT plants, while no changes in transgenic plants were observed. MaICE1 interacted with MaMAPK3, and the expression level of MaICE1 was significantly decreased in MaMAPK3 RNAi transgenic plants. Over-expression of MaICE1 in Cavendish banana (Musa spp. AAA group) indicated that the cold resistance of transgenic plants was superior to that of the WT plants. The POD P7 gene was significantly up-regulated in MaICE1-overexpressing transgenic plants compared with WT plants, and the POD P7 was proved to interact with MaICE1. Conclusions Taken together, our work provided new and solid evidence that MaMAPK3-MaICE1-MaPOD P7 pathway positively improved the cold tolerance in monocotyledon banana, shedding light on molecular breeding for the cold-tolerant banana or other agricultural species.

scholarly journals Application of vigor indexes to evaluate the cold tolerance in rice seeds germination conditioned in plant extract

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila Bigolin Teixeira ◽  
Stefânia Nunes Pires ◽  
Gabriele Espinel Ávila ◽  
Bruna Evelyn Paschoal Silva ◽  
Victoria Novo Schmitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperatures ◽  
Seed Priming ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Tolerance Index ◽  
Promising Tool ◽  
Germination Speed ◽  
Cold Tolerant ◽  
Rice Seeds ◽  
Carrot Extract

AbstractRice is a crop that presents sensitivity to cold, especially in the germination phase, which leads to high economic losses. Alternative management forms are essential to increase tolerance to low temperatures, and seed priming represents a promising tool. The objective of this study was to investigate the priming effect of the aqueous extract of carrot roots on rice seeds to increase tolerance to low temperatures during germination. Seeds from cultivars BRS Querência (cold-susceptible) and Brilhante (cold-tolerant) were soaked for 24 h in concentrations of 0, 25, 50, and 100% carrot extract, sown on germitest paper and conditioned in BOD for 21 days at 15 °C. As a control, the seeds soaked in water were also germinated at 25 °C. They were evaluated for germination, first germination count, and germination speed index to calculate the stress indices: tolerance index, susceptibility index, and harmonic mean. They were also evaluated for the length and dry mass of shoot and root. The results showed that the rice seeds conditioning in carrot extract effectively reduces the damage caused by cold, significantly increasing the germination speed and the percentage of final germination and the growth evaluations, more expressive at 100% concentration. The stress indexes are efficient in estimating the tolerance of the cultivars and the effect of the different conditions in low-temperature conditions, highlighting the superiority of the Brilhante cultivar.

scholarly journals Gene Expression Profile and Co-Expression Network of Pearl Gentian Grouper under Cold Stress by Integrating Illumina and PacBio Sequences

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1745
Author(s):  
Ben-Ben Miao ◽  
Su-Fang Niu ◽  
Ren-Xie Wu ◽  
Zhen-Bang Liang ◽  
Bao-Gui Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Cold Stress ◽  
Differential Expression Analysis ◽  
Endocrine System ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Regulation Mechanism ◽  
Rna Seq ◽  
Cold Tolerant ◽  
Stress Signals ◽  
Membrane Changes

Pearl gentian grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ♀ × Epinephelus lanceolatus ♂) is a fish of high commercial value in the aquaculture industry in Asia. However, this hybrid fish is not cold-tolerant, and its molecular regulation mechanism underlying cold stress remains largely elusive. This study thus investigated the liver transcriptomic responses of pearl gentian grouper by comparing the gene expression of cold stress groups (20, 15, 12, and 12 °C for 6 h) with that of control group (25 °C) using PacBio SMRT-Seq and Illumina RNA-Seq technologies. In SMRT-Seq analysis, a total of 11,033 full-length transcripts were generated and used as reference sequences for further RNA-Seq analysis. In RNA-Seq analysis, 3271 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), two low-temperature specific modules (tan and blue modules), and two significantly expressed gene sets (profiles 0 and 19) were screened by differential expression analysis, weighted gene co-expression networks analysis (WGCNA), and short time-series expression miner (STEM), respectively. The intersection of the above analyses further revealed some key genes, such as PCK, ALDOB, FBP, G6pC, CPT1A, PPARα, SOCS3, PPP1CC, CYP2J, HMGCR, CDKN1B, and GADD45Bc. These genes were significantly enriched in carbohydrate metabolism, lipid metabolism, signal transduction, and endocrine system pathways. All these pathways were linked to biological functions relevant to cold adaptation, such as energy metabolism, stress-induced cell membrane changes, and transduction of stress signals. Taken together, our study explores an overall and complex regulation network of the functional genes in the liver of pearl gentian grouper, which could benefit the species in preventing damage caused by cold stress.

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